I'm sure this must have been asked before but there are over 2,000 comments to search now and I can't find the information elsewhere.

If we order the deluxe upgrade/set-up trays, are they the same size as before or are the resized for the new, larger box? I'm trying to decide whether or not I should order the larger box but a proper storage option is more important for me so I' prioritise the trays.

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Hey Frank! Perhaps this has been answered but I completed my backerkit early last week and the funds still haven't been taken. Is there a specific date for those to be withdrawn from my account or will that happen when the pledge manager closes at the end of the month? Thank you.

@Frank WOW sorry to hear about the PayPal issue. I was going to do my backerkit this week as I finally have the funds needed... Luckily for you I read the comments section today and now I will wait a few extra days for my PayPal balance to transfer to my credit card before completing the backerkit.... I would rather take the extra time to allow you to use my money for completing the game.

PS you might want to put that in an Update so it doesn't get buried in the comments like it currently is doing. Just make it a simple BackerKit update, and drop the info about PayPal.

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PayPal has been locking down funds for many publishers. Why they think holding funds that are often needed in order to pay for manufacturing and shipping actually helps people get their games is beyond me. Preventing an account from accepting new payments is one thing. But holding funds just hurts everyone involved.

For anyone in the US or UK who was planning on using PayPal, one alternative is to get a PayPal debit card. This will still allow you to use your PayPal funds, but the difference is it won't go to Frank's PayPal account, thus bypassing the freeze.

OK, Frank, I had no intention or interest in Vadoran Gardens, but I just watched Rahdo's video on it and now I have to add it to my pledge. I haven't payed up with the backerkit yet, because I have to go through a few extra hoops when paying to Europe, but at least you can expect another Vadoran sale and the full Ancient Allies purchase. I'm still enjoying my CoK deluxe from the first round, and if anyone is on the fence about regular or deluxe CoK. GO DELUXE! The wood is worth it.

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Fans of this game on the Kickstarter Gaming Discord have created a channel for City of Kings. Come join and discuss the game. Let's talk about the updates, progress and when the game releases we’ll organize City of Kings game events in our local areas.
https://discord.gg/XFsa4Tq

@Frank another game I pledged gugong also suffer from this and they disable the PayPal channel ...
seem possible or able to communicate with PayPal to release the fund early maybe can ask how they handle ?

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PayPal announcement: Hi everyone, unfortunately last week our PayPal account was put under limitations by PayPal due to us using it for pre-orders. The result of this is all funds received through PayPal are being held by PayPal until January and we no longer have access to them.

Our goal is always to offer our games to as many people as possible, and as we understand not everyone has other payment options, we have decided to keep PayPal as an option for both pre-orders and on our store.

However, with this limitation in place, we would ask that people only use PayPal to purchase items from our stores when they don't have the ability to pay using other methods.

Is the pledge manager via Backerkit? I got an email for a survey which directed me to backerkit and filled out my order. But now with the update saying the pledge manager will stay open I am a bit confused since when I go to Backerkit it's closed.

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Sandra: I still don't know if I want the bigger box. I pledged for the World Pack. Does it come in 6 different boxes as shown in the pictures? If so, I'd rather get the big box that can hold everything.

The world packs come in 4 boxes, some of the photos show both the front/back of the boxes as they are double sided, but it's 4 in total.

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So I just got the base game and the side quests pack. Being Canadian, the deluxe upgrade and extra characters really added up so I figured I’d save $140 and “make due” with the base game stories and scenarios. Adding in the PNP scenarios from this campaign bumps up the content too. If I’m really into the game when I get it then hopefully I can order this stuff later.

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@Vince: I played TCoK once solo and it was nice. But I played it multiple times with four players and I like it much better because the coop factor of the game is brilliant and more fun with other player. I wish you therefore luck that you will get one of your players at the table. It’s worth the effort. And if you have the trays the game didn’t look so intimidating anymore ;)

@René Schultze Good to know. I'll be more likely playing this game entirely solo (with multiple characters) but i will present it to my gaming group and see how it goes. Hope they won't get too intimidated by the amount of content and complexity, but one of my group is an avid MMORPG fan (like me and Frank) so this could punch a lot of his buttons and bring him to commit some gaming sessions into learning it. That would be great.

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@Vince: It was only a joke. You don’t need more dice. Ok, I‘m the Bringer of Dice... ;)
But as you said the game is a big beast and with more dice you can put one set on one end of the table and on the other end. It could be more comfortable.